Nevada County picayune., 1887-12-07
ARKANS SAS.
The Rev. c. A. Gardner Gives His
 Impression of That State.
From Carrollton, (Ga.) Free Press.

EDITOR FREE PREss:--With your permission, propose to write for publication, some of my impressions concerning the State of Arkansaw. First, 1 would pre- mise by stating that the word Ar kansas is pronounced as though il was spelled Arkansaw--the pro- nunciation having been fixed by legislative enactment.
 This fall has been one of the dry est within the memory of the old est inlrabtant, in consequence of winch extensive fires have been burning in the woods for over six weeks, not only in this state. but also Tennessee and Missouri and several other states in the north west. Asa result Of these fires the atmosphere is full of smoke. more so than l ever saw it before in my life. The smoke is so dense that you cannot see man POO yards distant, and 1 learn from the conductor of one of the trains that the woods were on fire all the way from here to within s miles of St. Louis, and that it is difficult for the engineers to see ahead of their trains in day time. One collision has already occurred consequence of this state of things, but learn that no lives were lost.
 There has been no ice here as yet, and the most of the time since my arrival here on the 3rd of this month the weather has been quite warm, in fact, the temperature most of the time reminds one of In dian summer. From the best in- formation 1 can gather the winters are milder, commence and close sooner, than they do in Georgia, while on the other hand, the sum- mers are proportionately lOnger and perhaps more severe, with more uniformity of temperature, and less rainfall.
 The general aspect of the coun- try impresses you that you are in a section of the earth entirely differ ent from Georgia. The face of the country IS nearly level, sufficiently undulating, however, to admit of drainage. The forests abound with Oak, Hickory, Pine, Pecan, Cypress, and Gum trees. It is cer- tainly one of the best tinbered countries in the world. The pine forests of this state produce as fine lumber as any in the world, and large quantities of lumber are shipped from this section of the state to various points in this state, Texas and Missouri. The railroad fails to provide cars fast enough to provide cars fast enough to ship off the lumber as it accumulates and suppose there are not less than p or 30 car loads of rough and dressed lum Der awaiting ship ment here in Prescott at this time.
 was surprised to find such a large area of the country unculti- vated and nude eveloped;frOm which you may readily infer tha t this is a new country compared to Georgia. The forests have that primeval as. pect when the Red man roamed: its solitudes in quest of fish and game. The soil is quite productive, the average yield in cotton being about half bale per acre and about 20 bushels of corn. Wheat, oats, rye, potatoes, sugar cane and to- baccO all grow here abundantly; and apples, peaches, pears and grapes produce a fine harvest Of fruit.
 must state from observation that the general appearance of the people as to health is as good, if not better, than it is in Carroll county. The water is softer and warmer here than it is in Carroll county, most of the wells belng aI- tesian wells, with depth of POO or 300 feet, penetrating through stra- ta through which the surface wa ter cannot penetrate, Ion account of which the water used for drink ing and culinary purposes is abso- lulely free from the surface impur. ities to which those wells are sub ject that are dug in the ordinary way.
 Another notable fact about this state is, that there are more navi- gable streams within it's bounds than are to be found in any other state of the Union. There is the MisSissinni all along its eastern